Jay Electronica Feat. Jay-Z & The-Dream – “Shiny Suit Theory”

While most artists tend to hate being pressured by label-induced deadlines, this may be just what the doctor prescribed for Jay Electronica. After his sudden announcement yesterday, the man who hurt Diddy’s delicate feelings is putting hip-hop on notice once again, this time by featuring new labelmate Dr. Hov and nurse The-Dream on “Shiny Suit Theory.” While Kanye keeps stretching the definition of Hip-Hop, Jay Elec goes back to his roots by flipping The Ambassadors sample most recognizably used for Pete Rock and CL Smooth’s “I Got A Love.”

It’s amazing how after hibernating for so long since “Ghost of Christopher Wallace,” Jay-E has quickly catapulted himself to the top of the headlines in mere hours. He already has the fanbase, and now the big name cosign. All he needs going forward is an occasional shove or two to keep him in line and I’d say Act II has a decent shot at seeing some shelf time some day soon.

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He fucks with Diddy and only drops one song, which involves Diddy talking about absolutely nothing. He fucks with Jay and he gets out two songs in two days.

“It has be done”

And G.O.O.D Music for this song using the same sample Pete Rock used on Pete Rock and C.L. Smooth’s I Got a Love! The Main Ingredient is one of my favorite albums. Great followup to Mecca & The Soul Brother.

By: AmpGeez a.k.a Amphernee Hardaway

11.15.2010 @ 1:57 PM

This guy is the truth & once again, he proves it.

Even made Hov bring his A game.

“this time by featuring new labelmate Dr. Hov and nurse The Dreamon “Shiny Suit Theory.” ”
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You wrong for that Raj lol.

By: Raj

11.15.2010 @ 2:08 PM

*waits for a Dan Gilbert-esque letter from Puffy*

By: tres

11.15.2010 @ 2:14 PM

I think the man has earned enough respect to not be called “Jay-E”. It’s not like he’s Jay’s protoge or anything, he been made a name for himself.

By: GRANDfathercloc

11.15.2010 @ 2:17 PM

This announcement and song leaks were timed so perfect as the kanye album suspicion has been answered now to the next “i can’t wait to hear it.” I have not been this excited about hip hop in a while, so big up to Kanye West for “My Dark Twisted Fantasy,” H.I.S.D. for “The Weakend” and hopefully (not holding my breathe) but Jay Elec’s new album in January. Don’t mean to sound generic but hip-hop may be back for at least a little while.

Well,low and behold,Diddy said on twitter he was NOT referring to Jay Electronica when he tweeted his broken heart lol…let’s hope “Dear Moleskine” isn’t far behind, I REALLY want t hear that song in it’s entirety.

By: BoiStop!

11.15.2010 @ 3:40 PM

Havent heard Hove spit this intricate in a while:
Sharing his dreams with a shrink about sharing covers with Warren Buffet…
Doc interrupts, prescribes Prozac..”you wont make it off the strip”…”since when did black men become Kings”

By: yhcranA Kid

11.15.2010 @ 3:58 PM

(sigh) once again. Hov: Checkmate!

He’s the best chess player in the world right now. He went from ” yo when your album dropping…what? you putting out a mixtape…you waiting till next year? to “Act II, Oh SHIT! He gonna rule ’11”
^This is the power of Hov. That is why we call him that.

By: yhcranA Kid

11.15.2010 @ 4:05 PM

Jay and Ye “Watch the Throne” on that black empowerment shit.

Jay Electronica is on the same. Watch these types of songs make an impact, due to being on a major label with the current God MC. Since they’re both 5%ers, they will go on an enlightenment spree. It will be heard throughout the radius. We will soon thank Jay for this.(both of em) :)

P.S. The rhyming in that paragraph, is totally unintentional.haha!

By: Athrin

11.15.2010 @ 4:21 PM

@yhcranA Kid

Jay isn’t a 5%er. He’s not from that area of NY, but I do agree that Jay Electronica and Hov can be on some “Get yo asses up” type shit.

After going back to listening to Jay-Z’s verse… I got that scrunched up face niggas make when they hear a banging ass beat or a godly verse. If 2010 isn’t Jay-Z’s lyrically resurrection, then I need to talk to Hov’s shrink.

By: Athrin

11.15.2010 @ 4:22 PM

The first Jay = Jay-Z

By: ajwondagreek

11.15.2010 @ 4:28 PM

Hopefully Jay Elect will inspire Jay-Z to put more thought and effort into the lyricism. Sometimes I think S. Carter knows he is better than most emcees, and gets content with giving B-grade verses amongst D-grade rappers.

By: 5th Child

11.15.2010 @ 4:30 PM

Dude, Jay-Z killed that ish…

By: Ragga

11.15.2010 @ 5:36 PM

2010 is really on some Phoenix shit … ghastly destruction and glorious rebirth.

By: Garfield

11.15.2010 @ 5:38 PM

whats with the garageband sound effects on it?

By: thastrings

11.15.2010 @ 5:48 PM

i’m glad dude’s finally doing something and all that, but damn this is a lazy sample loop. and the garageband effects? wtf?

By: grime

11.15.2010 @ 5:49 PM

i dont think j coles going to drop an album anytime soon. another rapper fucked over by hov. now im just sitting here wishing that act 2 came out instead of friday night lights ( dope mixtape but ive had the best songs on it for months)

@Athrin, I hate to correct ya, but Hov is with NGE. He just doesn’t make it so blatantly obvious like the Wu. He conceals it. On the song Hot Toddy “I’m god-body you betta ask somebody” he refers to his mom as ol’ earth one or more times. “God MC” just like Rakim. If you listen to his songs again, you’ll catch the references.

By: Terrail follow me on twitter @flysamurai

11.15.2010 @ 10:51 PM

I think today will go down as a historical day in music.

By: Terrail follow me on twitter @flysamurai

11.15.2010 @ 10:58 PM

I wish he seen that video and actually recorded it.

By: Athrin

11.16.2010 @ 1:21 AM

@yhcranA Kid good shit G. Now that you mentioned it, him dropping the Peace God line in Run this Town makes sense

By: Simply Creed Thoughts

11.16.2010 @ 1:24 AM

Black Empowerment FTW!

By: yukon

11.16.2010 @ 3:41 AM

This song is dope as hell. And Hov used to read scrolls by Dr. York just like Nas, jaz, Erykah, and Electronica. Not 5% Free Dr York!!!!!

By: ignite mindz

11.16.2010 @ 10:12 PM

i think diddy saying ross was the next biggie was the last straw for that relationship.

By: Greums aka Alpher–Bethe–Gamow

11.17.2010 @ 4:21 PM

called jay elec, jay-e
is not a disrespect
it’s just to explain that he is on some jayz level ish

i understand very well what is now Roc Nation
shawn carter’s visionary vision is on point
he wants to upgrade The Roc (ex-rocafella)
to a level of understanding/respectability
but always wit good skillz

freeway, beanie, dey records was mad dope
not j.cole, jay electronica can bring “edutainment”
they can bring some classics in 2010 without gangsterism

By: O.J. Marley

11.17.2010 @ 5:22 PM

Fact of the matter, touching on Greums’ topic, State Property had they’re opportunity to elevate and diversify they’re flows along with the oncoming lifestyle such as Hov. They had they’re chance and still had nothing but the same shit to spit on a record, I’m a Beanie fan by the way. Hip Hop ain’t dead niccas is just so use to listening to that gangster rap that they think to actually hold some type of credibility, you must be a gangster regardless of lyricism. Oh and no offense given but who the fuck said you had to be of black heritage to be a decent rapper?! At least that’s what the black community implies and this isn’t coming from a white boy neither.